News Channel 11’s sister station, WRBL, says Knapp is a doctor at St. Records show the plane is registered to Richard Knapp of Seale, Alabama. The FAA says the plane is a Velocity experimental amateur-built aircraft with registration N67WR. Both people, according to the airport, “exited the aircraft with assistance and were taken by ambulance to Holston Valley Hospital for evaluation. The extent of their injuries is unknown, but the airport says both were conscious following the crash.Īirport Runway 23 was closed as emergency crews cleared the scene. They say foam was sprayed on the plane and the surrounding area to avoid fire. He also said he saw the two people onboard ‘walk away’ from the crash.Īirport officials say TRI emergency responders found two people on board conscious and moving. Officials say the plane was carrying two people when it crashed.Ī witness said he heard the plane sputter before it hit the ground and flipped over. The aircraft went down about 500 feet short of a runway around 8:10 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The airport revealed on Thursday morning, that there was some damage to the landing system lights on one of its runways.

Two people were taken to a hospital after a small experimental aircraft crashed Wednesday night at the Tri-Cities Airport.

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